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*General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and [https://register2.rockthevote.com/ get registered].
 
*General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and [https://register2.rockthevote.com/ get registered].
 
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''October 9<sup>th</sup>''
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*The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 ([http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-supreme-court-telecom-nsa-20121009,0,5705204.story Article])
 
''October 3<sup>rd</sup>''
 
''October 3<sup>rd</sup>''
 
*The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. ([https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Article])
 
*The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. ([https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Article])
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*A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless ([https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/03/162209738/senate-panels-finds-anti-terror-data-sharing-centers-were-useless Article])
 
''August 16<sup>th</sup>''
 
''August 16<sup>th</sup>''
 
*US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. ([https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/18 Article])
 
*US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. ([https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/18 Article])
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**This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF].
 
**This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF].
 
**''August 2<sup>nd</sup> Failed Cloture''
 
**''August 2<sup>nd</sup> Failed Cloture''
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*A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" ([http://gigaom.com/mobile/famous-judge-spikes-apple-google-case-calls-patent-system-dysfunctional/ Article])
  
 
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Edit this section Reminder November 6th 2012

  • General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and get registered.


October 9th

  • The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 (Article)

October 3rd

  • The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. (Article)
  • A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless (Article)

August 16th

  • US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. (Article)

August 15th

  • The US Circuit Court of Appeals in United States vs. Skinner declared that tracking via cell phone GPS falls under "stored communications" and doesn't require a warrant. (Article)

July 19th

  • S.3414 Introduced (govtrack Text)
    • This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the EFF.
    • August 2nd Failed Cloture

June 8th

  • A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" (Article)